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Tribal sovereignty bill falters after Maine lawmakers fail to override governor veto
Maine lawmakers failed Thursday to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the sovereignty of Native American Tr...
North Carolina Legalizes Sports Gambling, Portion Of Fees Directed To Public Universities
CHARLOTTE — With North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signing House Bill 347, the Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Bill, inside the Charlotte Spect...
New Jersey Legislature Votes To Extend iGaming by Five Years
After some last-minute waffling, the New Jersey state legislature today voted to extend legal internet gambling in the Garden State for a...
Bally's monopoly extended to iGaming in Rhode Island as Gov. McKee signs Bill 948 into law
Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island has officially signed Senate Bill 948 into law, extending Bally's land-based casino monopoly in the st...
The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro takes history-making step by granting the first online sports betting license
The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (LOTERJ) published in the Official State Gazette the first contract of the term of accreditation and ...
North Carolina Legalizes Online Sports Betting and Advance Deposit Wagering on Horse Racing, moving through the legislative process in a little over three months
On June 14, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 347 legalizing online sports wagering and advance deposit horse race wagering. Th...
Rhode Island Legislature Passes iGaming on Final Day of Session
Rhode Island is a signature away from becoming an iGaming state. The state House on Thursday afternoon passed House Bill 6348 by a 57-11...
Pennsylvania Senator Continues To Push Skill Games Legislation
Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) is putting on a full-court press to regulate skill games. Yaw introduced Senate Bill 706, which cons...
New Jersey iGaming Expires in November, Lawmakers Scramble to Extend Law
New Jersey’s iGaming law passed in 2013 authorized Atlantic City casinos to conduct online casino operations, but the bill sanctioned suc...
Bill to legalize online casino passes Rhode Island Senate, heads to House
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Thursday allowing certain residents of the state to access casino games at Bally’s Twin River remot...
North Carolina sports betting bill headed to Gov. Cooper's desk after final House approval
North Carolina legislation to authorize statewide regulated sports betting and horse race wagering is heading to the desk of Gov. Roy Coo...
Vermont sports betting will become legal
Although the state is one of the smallest in the U.S. by population, its legalization of sports betting opens up another potential market...
Online sports betting in NC could start as soon as January after House's approval
State lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to legalizing sports gambling on mobile devices and at select in-person sports venues acros...
Nebraska: Education package that includes lottery allocations approved
A bill distributing state lottery funds to education programs received final approval from lawmakers May 30.
LB705, introduced by Sen. D...
New Legislation Seeks Changes in New York's Tribal-State Gaming Contracts
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Senator George Borrello has introduced a bill allowing the State Comptroller to review and potentially amen...
Nevada lawmakers clear path for lottery bill's required second run in 2025 session
Nevada lawmakers last week took a historic step towards giving voters the opportunity to reconsider the state's longstanding constitution...
Malta Looks to Shield Gaming Operators from Foreign Prosecution
A battle has been brewing in the European Union’s (EU) gaming market for years that has repeatedly thrown Malta into controversy. Now, th...
Brazil Lawmaker Wants Sports Betting Limited to Only One Type of Wager
The fallout from a widespread scandal of match-fixing in Brazilian sports is far from over. A federal investigation launched this week, a...
Tennessee Becomes First State to Tax Sports Betting Handle
Sportsbooks operating in Tennessee will soon begin paying taxes based on wagers rather than revenues. The new law goes into effect on Jul...
Sports betting bill clears North Carolina Senate, heads back to House for likely final vote next week
Legalized sports gambling is inching closer to becoming a reality in North Carolina after the state Senate approved a measure to that end...
Peru: Congress approves major amendments to the Remote Gaming and Sports Betting Law
On Thursday, May 25, the Peruvian Congress approved with 105 votes in favor the text which modifies Law 31.557, which regulates the opera...
The Buffalo News -The Editorial Board: Hold off on casino compact legislation
We’re not sure what's going on between the Seneca Nation of Indians and State Sen. Tim Kennedy, but the late push for legislation affect...
North Carolina inching closer to legalized sports betting after Senate committee amends, advances bill
An online sports betting bill currently being discussed in North Carolina's Senate was amended and advanced by a committee on Wednesday. ...
Nevada lottery bill passes Senate committee, now awaits for floor vote
A Nevada Senate committee passed on Thursday a bill to amend the constitution to allow a state-run lottery. Now headed to the floor of th...
Minnesota Online Sports Betting Sidelined Until 2024
Legislators opened this year’s session confident that 2023 was the year Minnesota would legalize online sports gambling.
Representative ...
Texas Sports Betting, Casino Legislation Falls Short In 2023
There will be no sports betting legalization in Texas in 2023.
The state, one of the least gambling friendly jurisdictions in the U.S., ...
Texas sports betting legislation makes major strides despite expected 'death on arrival' in Senate
The Texas House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to create a constitutional amendment legalizing wagering on certain spo...
Massachusetts State Treasurer: "What we have is a lottery system that right now isn’t able to compete against a DraftKings"
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has been seeking authorization to sell Lottery products online for years, and Healey made news last week signa...
A proposal to allow the Massachusetts State Lottery to offer games online is being met with some opposition
On Beacon Hill, the House included online lottery in its budget proposal to help pay for early education grants. And the concept has the ...
The Nevada State Lottery Resolution continues to be a topic of discussion in the Nevada Legislature
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada State Lottery Resolution continues to be a topic of discussion in the Nevada Legislature.
During a Senate ...